The private sector in Fiji is concerned about the impact of possible blackouts or power shortages on businesses if the Fiji Electricity Authority, the FEA, goes ahead with plans to ration power.
The proposals come after the Commerce Commission agreed but then suspended a decision to allow the FEA to impose a 30 percent fuel surcharge.
The vice-president of the Fiji Chamber of Commerce, Humphrey Chang, says businesses won't know what to do with employees if there are blackouts.
The private sector is waiting to hear the outcome of the Commerce Commission decision over the surcharge this week but Mr Chang says businesses are expecting to face the extra costs, either through the blackouts or increased electricity charges.
"Those industries which are export-oriented are going to be hit in such a way that they may not then be competitive with others in the same kind of industry. For the businesses that are local, I'm afraid they're just going to have to pass it down to the consumers."
Humphrey Chang.
